Vinod Khosla Buys the Seattle Seahawks

Vinod Khosla 收購西雅圖海鷹隊


Introduction

Vinod Khosla and his group will buy the Seattle Seahawks. They will pay $9.612 billion. This is the most money ever for an NFL team sale.

Vinod Khosla 及其集團將收購西雅圖海鷹隊。他們將支付 96.12 億美元,這是 NFL 球隊交易史上最高的金額。

Main Body

Paul Allen owned the team. He died in 2018. His will said the team must be sold. The money will go to help people in need.

Paul Allen 曾是該隊的所有者,他在 2018 年逝世。他的遺囑規定該球隊必須出售,所得資金將用於幫助有需要的人。

Neeru Khosla will be the main owner. Their son, Neal Khosla, will also lead. Vinod Khosla must sell his part of another team, the San Francisco 49ers, because the NFL has strict rules.

Neeru Khosla 將成為主要所有者。他們的兒子 Neal Khosla 也將參與領導。由於 NFL 有嚴格規定,Vinod Khosla 必須出售他在另一支球隊三藩市 49 人隊的股份。

Other people wanted to buy the team, but Vinod Khosla has a lot of money. He started a big computer company. Now, the NFL must check the money and vote on the deal in August.

雖然其他人也想收購該隊,但 Vinod Khosla 財力雄厚。他創立了一家大型電腦公司。現在 NFL 必須核查資金,並在 8 月對該交易進行投票。

Conclusion

The NFL owners will vote in August. Then the Khosla family will officially own the team.

NFL 所有者將在 8 月投票。隨後 Khosla 家族將正式擁有該球隊。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Will' Pattern

In this story, we see words that tell us about the future.

The Secret Word: WILL When you see will, it means something is going to happen later. It is like a promise or a plan.

  • They will pay \rightarrow (Future action)
  • Money will go \rightarrow (Future action)
  • Owners will vote \rightarrow (Future action)

🛠️ How to build your own sentence

Keep it simple. Just follow this map: [Person] + will + [Action]

Examples from the text:

  • Neeru Khosla \rightarrow will be \rightarrow the owner.
  • The NFL \rightarrow will vote \rightarrow in August.

💡 Quick Tip

Notice that the action word (like pay, go, or vote) does not change. You don't add "-s" or "-ing".

He will pays (Wrong) ✅ He will pay (Right)

Vocabulary Learning

sale (n.)
The act of selling something to someone else
Example:The sale of the house took two months.
will (n.)
A legal document that says who gets a person's money and things after they die
Example:He left his favorite watch to his son in his will.
strict (adj.)
Following rules exactly and not allowing changes
Example:My teacher is very strict about being on time.
deal (n.)
An agreement between two or more people
Example:They signed a deal to buy the new company.
officially (adv.)
In a way that is formal or approved by a rule
Example:The team officially started the season today.
Practice A2 words in a crossword